Ash tray



. E. C. WILSON ASH TRAY Filed Oct. 18., 1921 t1 Horucq Patented Jan. 20, 1925.

I {UNITED STATES EDWARD 0. WILSON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Asn TRAY.

Application filed October 18, 1921. Serial No. 508,427.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD C. lVrLsox, a citizen of the United States, ,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovements in Ash Trays, of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to ash trays and more particularly that type adapted to be placed on a desk or table for receiving cigarette or cigar ashes, although obviously the inventionis applicable to those trays having a self-supporting pedestal as will hereinafter appear. -As is well known to smokers cfcigarettes there is a decided tendency for the cigarette tocontinue burning after being ignited and laid aside as is frequently done when the smoker is absorbed in his work or reading. If laid on the desk, the lighted overhanging end will soon burn downand scorch the polished surface, and if laid on the support at the edge of an ash tray it will soon lose its equilibrium and fall off on to the table and either ruin the surface or burn a hole in the cloth. It is, therefore, one of the main objects of the present invention to overcome the main 0 jection to trays now in general use by provi ing an improved ash tray of such novel and unique construction as to prevent a lighted cigarette from falling onto the table or cloth when once placed upon the tray, yet at the same time avoid any inconvenience to the smoker.

A further object is to provide av simple,

7 practical and inexpensive ash tray of ornamental design.

1 Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pdinted out in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawings forming part of the present disclosure.

In these drawings,. 1 I

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the complete device; I

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section thereof; 7

Figures 3 and l are similar plan sketches showmg modifications and designs.

Referring now to the drawings in detail and more particularly Figures land 2, 5 indicates a general circular bowl having a sharp outer periphery 6. Concentrically disposed with respect to this bowl or receptacle is a second receptacle 7 having a plurality of supports 8 about this periphery upon which cigarettes or cigars may be rested. Centrally disposed with respect to the inner receptacle is a stand or support 10 adapted to receive a box of matches between the upturned members 11. The part between the inner and outer receptacles is adapted to be filled with water, for when a cigarette is placed on one of these supports 8, as indicated at 12, as the cigarette burns the ashes will fall off into the water of the outer receptacle and when the cigarette loses its equilibrium it will fall into a central receptacle as indicated in Figure 2. It is understood,of course; that the positioning fof the cigarette. on thef support 8 relative to whether or not the ashes fall into the water of the outer receptacle or into the central receptacle is immaterial to the spirit of this invention. In this manner,'there is no danger of the burning cigarette falling on the desk or table cloth and burning the same. The sharp upturned edge 6 of the bowl 5 prevents one resting his cigarette on that edge. "Furthermore, it is very objectionable to have a cigarette butt burn- 30 ing at the wet end and with a device of this character the cigarette may be easily and conveniently extinguished by dipping it into the water, thereby overcoming this objection. V 1

Figures 3 and 4 similarly show plan viewsof this design for it is obvious that the present invention may be embodied in numerous diflerent shapes, the principal feature of the invention being in the location of a water barrier between the support upon which the cigarette may be rested and the outer periphery of the ash tray whereby the cigarette will be extinguished if-it falls from this support.

It will thus be seen that the present invention provides a simple, eflicient and inex ensive ash tray adapted to fulfill among 0t ers all of the objects hereinafter set forth.

' I claim:

1 An ashtray having an outer wall, means inwardly of said wall to provide a chamber adapted to contain a fire-extinguishing medium and to provide a large ash-receiving chamber inwardly of the first mentioned chamber capable of receiving ashes and several ends of cigarettes or the like at one time, and a support on said means to hold a cigarette or'the like independently of said outer wall, whereby the cigarette will be extinguished by said medium should it fall outwardly from said support.

2. An ash tray having an outer wall provided with a relatively sharp upper edge, an endless inner wall rising from the bottom of the tray to define a large ash-receiving chamber therein capable of receiving ashes and several ends of cigarettes or the like at one time, and to define a chamber between the same and said outer wall adapted to contain Water, and a substantially'horizontal support on the inner wall to hold a cigarette or the like independently of the outer wall, whereby the cigarette will be extinguished by said water should it fall out- Wardly from said support.

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EDWARD Ch WILSON.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa- I 

